Pole for lambrequins or like hangings.



PATENTBD AUG. 1, 1905.

M. M. HARDING. POLE FOR LAMBRBQUINS 0R LIKE HANGINGS.

APPLICATION FILED SBPT.14,1904.

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POLE FOR LAIVIBREQUINS OR LIKE HANGINGS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug'. 1, 1905.

Application flied September 14, 1904. Serial No. 224,438.

To all whom, t may concern.-

Beit known that I, MARGARET M. HARD- ING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Monrovia, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poles for Lambrequins or Like Hangings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention appertains to mountings for hangings and draperies, such as lambrequins and portires, and is designed to provide a pole which will admit of the hanging being easily and quickly attached thereto or removed therefrom, said pole having a longitudinal groove in which is fitted and secured a strip having the hanging attached thereto.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire a knowledge of the details of construction of the means for effecting the result reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

Vhile the essential and characteristic features of the invention are susceptible of modification, still the preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a View in elevation of a hanging and pole embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of an end portion of the pole on a larger' scale. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the pole on the line .fr .fr of Fig. 2.

Corresponding' and like partsare referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the same reference characters.

The lambrequin or hanging illustrated may be of any manufacture or design. As shown, it is composed of strings and intermediate net or lattice work. The strings are composed of either fibrous material, metal, or the like and support ornaments, such as beads and jewels, alternately arranged or placed in any determinate manner, according' to the required design.

The pole is indicated at 1 and may be of wood, metal, or other material, wood being preferred, and is provided in a side with a longitudinal groove 2, in which is fitted a strip 3, which constitutes, in effect, a headpiece of the lambrequin or hanging. The strip 3 snugly fits within the groove Q and may be of a single piece or composed of a number of sections, and its opposite sides are parallel, as indicated in Fig. 3. To give a finished appearance to the extremities of the pole 1 and to cover the ends of the groove 2, caps 4 are one opening to another, resulting from passing the strings across the top of the strip 3 and knotting or otherwise securing them. A series of openings 9 is formed in the strip 3, and the strings 8 are passed therethrough.

The hanging being attached to the strip may be readily fitted to the pole 1 or removed therefrom, so as to be laid away when not required for use, the pole remainingin position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed'as new is- In combination, a curtain-pole having a longitudinal groove in a side, a strip snugly fitted in said groove and having depressions in the ends thereof, and caps or end pieces at the ends of the pole having portions pressed inwardly to enter the depressions in theends of the strip, whereby said strip is prevented from displacement.

In testimony whereof I aiiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

' MARGARET M. HARDING. [1.. s]

Witnesses:

C. G. MARGETTS, ROBERT MONKEIM. 

